Australia
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Australiia : Christmas in prison: How female inmates cope and support each other a "sad and lonely" time
December 25th can be a chaotic mix of cheer and stress, but above all, it is a time of year dedicated to family. While most celebrate with their loved ones, for those in prison, Christmas is a complicated matter. “It has a bit more of an impact on the women,” said Superintendent Julie Steineuer fro…Australia: atados y amordazados, la realidad de los menores en las cárceles
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Australia: Canberra's prison applied dress standards to visitors which could breach the Discrimination Act
The ACT Human Rights Commission is seeking clarification about the dress standards imposed on visitors at Canberra’s jail which included a ban on swimsuits, tight-fitting clothing and skirts shorter than mid-thigh.
Australia: Queensland prison guards giving inmates drugs and weapons, damning report finds
Watchdog says systems meant to detect and deal with corruption are not working. A damning new report shows corruption is alive and well in Queensland’s prison system, with guards hooking up with inmates and supplying them with booze, drugs and even weapons.Australia: Canberra prison close to capacity
Canberra prison is bursting at the seams, as a spike in male inmates stretches the jail’s population to record levels. A total of 507 prisoners were locked up at Alexander Maconochie Centre on June 19 and 25 this year, four inmates shy of capacity. The jail had an average daily population of 474 de…Australia: justice for sale! The real cost of going to jail
The Victorian Government has announced it will spend $345 million over three years on almost 500 new cells to deal with the state’s overcrowded jail system and increasing prison population. True Crime News Weekly correspondent Gary Johnston wonders whether throwing hundreds of millions of dollars i…